Welcome to Zhi Zheng's Tea Trips!
In the mountains we can take you to see wild, ancient and old arboreal trees. You can see tea being picked, roasted and rolled. You can see tea leaves as they are dried and pressed. We can also take you to large tea factories so you can experierence first hand and compare different production methods.
Tea Trips; One to three day trips into the mountains to visit tea growing areas.
Tea Workshops; 2 - 3 day homestays with tea farmers. In depth experience of tea making.
Tea Workshops; 2 - 3 day homestays with tea farmers. In depth experience of tea making.
We are pleased to offer this unique travel service, bringing together the best of independent travel with an abiding interest in tea and local culture. Our aim is to introduce people to Xishuangbanna's tea culture, but we also aim to keep our impact positive, respectful and minimal.
We will take you to Hakka, Bulang or Jinuo villages where people have for centuries been cultivating tea. Of course you will sample tea, since our aim is to offer a travel-education service. And you may buy tea if you wish, from wherever you wish.
Please contact us for more information or to give details of your trip.
A typical one day itinerary could be 10-12 hours long and would include a visit to one or at most two tea growing areas, since they take time to get to. Groups will be small - at most four or five people.
On the way you will see some of the most pristine high altitude rain forest in China and small villages where local ethnic minority groups live and work. We can take in local markets and festivals that may be being celebrated at the time of your visit.
Typically, we will have lunch in a village on the way where we will eat local food. It will doubtless be some of the best food you will taste on your trip!. Village people are very hospitable and welcoming toward anyone interested in their livelihood and tea culture.
In each area we will see tea production in what are normally small, family run 'tea factories'. You will be able to taste tea from different 'gardens' made by different people and be able to compare them and understand what makes Yunnan old tea tree teas so special; why each area and each 'garden' produces a unique tea.
On the way you will see some of the most pristine high altitude rain forest in China and small villages where local ethnic minority groups live and work. We can take in local markets and festivals that may be being celebrated at the time of your visit.
Typically, we will have lunch in a village on the way where we will eat local food. It will doubtless be some of the best food you will taste on your trip!. Village people are very hospitable and welcoming toward anyone interested in their livelihood and tea culture.
In each area we will see tea production in what are normally small, family run 'tea factories'. You will be able to taste tea from different 'gardens' made by different people and be able to compare them and understand what makes Yunnan old tea tree teas so special; why each area and each 'garden' produces a unique tea.
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We offer two distinct types of trips;
Tea Trips
Up to 3 day trips into the mountains around Xishuangbanna to visit tea growing areas. On the way you will learn about the history, culture and production of Yunnan Puer tea. You will be accompanied by an exerienced English speaking guide who is knowledgeable about the area and Puer tea.
Tea Workshops
For those who wish to gain a much deeper knowledge of Puer tea production. You will stay in a village with tea farmers and learn how tea is picked, fried, rolled and dried.
After this you will visit a small tea factory where traditional stone-pressed tea cakes are made. Here you will be able to press your own cakes from the tea you have made.
Tea Trips
Up to 3 day trips into the mountains around Xishuangbanna to visit tea growing areas. On the way you will learn about the history, culture and production of Yunnan Puer tea. You will be accompanied by an exerienced English speaking guide who is knowledgeable about the area and Puer tea.
Tea Workshops
For those who wish to gain a much deeper knowledge of Puer tea production. You will stay in a village with tea farmers and learn how tea is picked, fried, rolled and dried.
After this you will visit a small tea factory where traditional stone-pressed tea cakes are made. Here you will be able to press your own cakes from the tea you have made.
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